Technical Lead Engineer, Embedded Systems

The Group You’ll Be A Part Of

In the Global Products Group, we are dedicated to excellence in the design and engineering of Lam's etch and deposition products. We drive innovation to ensure our cutting-edge solutions are helping to solve the biggest challenges in the semiconductor industry. 

The Impact You’ll Make

As a Software Engineer at Lam, you will be at the forefront of innovation by designing, developing, and troubleshooting, and debugging software programs. Your role is pivotal in developing software tools that support design, infrastructure, and technology platforms. Your expertise will determine hardware compatibility and influence design, ensuring seamless integration between software and hardware.

In this role, you’ll make an impact across Lam’s entire product portfolio of equipment working within our centralized software engineering team, collaborating with some of the brightest minds in the industry.

Job Responsibilities

• Implement designs in FPGA solutions for embedded controllers used in semiconductor plasma etchers.
• Responsibilities include collaborating with process, systems, software, electrical, firmware, and mechanical engineers to architect and design the applicable embedded solutions.
• Must own and drive requirements, design, and implementation of the solution including hardware design, FPGA, FW and appropriate algorithms.
• Influence the design decisions to partition the architecture across HW/SW, FW and FPGA.
• Design and develop interface, operation, and control of peripheral devices such as:  RTD’s, thermocouples, electric actuators, stepper motors, heaters, pressure sensors, pressure controllers, flow controllers, RF measurement and control systems.
• Model signal processing path and algorithms in Matlab/Simulink or Python and port them to RTL being executed on the FPGA in the actual HW solutions.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in engineering (EE/ECE/E&I, CS or IS) with 6 to 10 years of experience.
• Typical 6+ years of experience in embedded system architecture and design with multiple analog and digital I/O capabilities, FPGA, DSP & microcontroller-based products. 
• Proficient in FPGA design and development methodologies using Verilog & System Verilog. 
• Must have worked with Xilinx Vivado tool and built designs using AXI busses.
• Must be well versed in communications protocols (SPI, I2C, EtherCAT, Ethernet, RS232).
• Experience working on Xilinx Zynq based systems and interfacing with an application running on an RTOS at the application layer.
• Knowledge of timing analysis, constraint management, and timing closure techniques.
• Experience with simulation and verification tools such as ModelSim, Questa, or similar.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in experimental modelling using Matlab and Simulink, prototyping test and measurement using lab equipment, scripting using Python. 
• Knowledge of digital signal processing: FFT, FIR, IIR.
• Have experience and/or working knowledge of source code management tools like Git and Atlassian tool suite.
• The position requires excellent soft skills to be part of a cross functional team, excellent written & oral communication and presentation skills.

Our Commitment

We believe it is important for every person to feel valued, included, and empowered to achieve their full potential. By bringing unique individuals and viewpoints together, we achieve extraordinary results.

Lam Research ("Lam" or the "Company") is an equal opportunity employer. Lam is committed to and reaffirms support of equal opportunity in employment and non-discrimination in employment policies, practices and procedures on the basis of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, or military and veteran status or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. It is the Company's intention to comply with all applicable laws and regulations. Company policy prohibits unlawful discrimination against applicants or employees.

Lam offers a variety of work location models based on the needs of each role. Our hybrid roles combine the benefits of on-site collaboration with colleagues and the flexibility to work remotely and fall into two categories – On-site Flex and Virtual Flex. ‘On-site Flex’ you’ll work 3+ days per week on-site at a Lam or customer/supplier location, with the opportunity to work remotely for the balance of the week. ‘Virtual Flex’ you’ll work 1-2 days per week on-site at a Lam or customer/supplier location, and remotely the rest of the time.